Overview

• Ben Roberts-Smith is challenging a 2023 court ruling that found him complicit in the murders of four unarmed Afghan prisoners during his military service.
• The Full Court of the Federal Court will announce its decision on Friday regarding both the appeal and Roberts-Smith's request to reopen the case.
• Roberts-Smith claims trial misconduct after a secret recording revealed journalist Nick McKenzie allegedly received privileged legal information during the original trial.
• Lawyers for Roberts-Smith argue the trial's outcome could have been different without the alleged misconduct, seeking either a retrial or a judgment in his favor.
• The media outlets involved maintain the original trial was fair and deny any misuse of privileged information in their defense against Roberts-Smith's defamation claims.